A New Class of Biochemically Degradable, Stimulus‐Responsive Triblock Copolymer Gelators

Abstract

To rub gel into the wound: A thermoresponsive ABA triblock copolymer gelator with A=N-isopropylacrylamide and B=2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine has been synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization by using a bifunctional disulfide-based initiator. This triblock copolymer forms free-standing peptide-degradable micellar gels under physiologically relevant conditions.